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What is the worst casting in movie history?

Apropos of the fact that Lost in Showbiz sat through an entire Colin Farrell movie last night - this is what we call a "news peg" - you are hereby invited to participate in a time-wasting Monday afternoon game. The majestic addition to the Farrell oeuvre was called The Recruit, and saw Colin cast as a CIA agent. Seriously. Farrell at the Agency: insert your snarky joke about why no one foresaw 9/11 here. The game, then, aims to identify the most hilariously inappropriate casting in movie history. Let's call it Casting Directors on Crack. I shall kick off with something from the minor leagues - namely, Nicole Kidman really inhabiting the role of a brain surgeon in Days of Thunder. I will then challenge anyone - ANY LIVING SOUL - to top the casting of Denise Richards as a nuclear physicist in The World Is Not Enough. Players, good luck to you all. Celebrity guardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2009 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More Feeds (read more)